Top rated unpleasantly surprising movies that are also challenging
Check out today’s highest ranked unpleasantly surprising and challenging movies! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies that are unpleasantly surprising and challenging, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.
1 The Farewell (2019)
A headstrong Chinese-American woman returns to China when her beloved grandmother is given a terminal diagnosis. Billi struggles with her family's decision to keep grandma in the dark about her own illness as they all stage an impromptu wedding to see grandma one last time.
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- 2019-07-12 | Comedy / Drama
Cast
- Awkwafina, Zhao Shuzhen
Rating
7.45
2 Kajillionaire (2020)
Two con artists have spent 26 years training their only daughter to swindle, scam and steal at every turn. During a desperate and hastily conceived heist, they charm a stranger into joining them, only to have their entire world turned upside down.
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- 2020-09-25 | Crime / Drama
Cast
- Evan Rachel Wood, Debra Winger
Rating
6.327
3 The Dig (2021)
As WWII looms, a wealthy widow hires an amateur archaeologist to excavate the burial mounds on her estate. When they make a historic discovery, the echoes of Britain's past resonate in the face of its uncertain future.
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- 2021-01-14 | Drama / History
Cast
- Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes
Rating
6.904
4 The Odds (2019)
A young woman enlists in an underground game of pain endurance in the hope of winning the million dollar prize. She soon learns the real opponent is the man who's running the game, as he employs horrific methods to manipulate and defeat her.
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- 2019-06-04 | Horror
Cast
- Abbi Butler, James J. Fuertes
Rating
5.5

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5 Five Feet Apart (2019)
Seventeen-year-old Stella spends most of her time in the hospital as a cystic fibrosis patient. Her life is full of routines, boundaries and self-control — all of which get put to the test when she meets Will, an impossibly charming teen who has the same illness. There's an instant flirtation, though restrictions dictate that they must maintain a safe distance between them. As their connection intensifies, so does the temptation to throw the rules out the window and embrace that attraction.
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- 2019-03-14 | Romance / Drama
Cast
- Haley Lu Richardson, Cole Sprouse
Rating
8.301
6 The Eternal Daughter (2022)
An artist and her elderly mother confront long-buried secrets when they return to a former family home, now a hotel haunted by its mysterious past.
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- 2022-12-02 | Drama / Mystery
Cast
- Tilda Swinton, Joseph Mydell
Rating
6.054
7 Girl Next (2021)
A young woman is abducted by a strange group of human traffickers who use drug and trauma based mind control to turn women into "Sofia" dolls. Trapped in a waking nightmare she fights for a way to escape, to avoid becoming Girl Next.
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- 2021-06-18 | Horror / Thriller
Cast
- Rachel Alig, Larry Wade Carrell
Rating
5.6
8 Wild Rose (2019)
A young Scottish singer, Rose-Lynn Harlan, dreams of making it as a country artist in Nashville after being released from prison.
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- 2019-04-12 | Music / Comedy
Cast
- Jessie Buckley, Julie Walters
Rating
6.83
9 Summerland (2020)
A woman during the Second World War opens her heart to an evacuee after initially resolving to be rid of him.
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- 2020-07-24 | Drama / War
Cast
- Gemma Arterton, Gugu Mbatha-Raw
Rating
7.6
10 The High Note (2020)
Set in the dazzling world of the LA music scene comes the story of Grace Davis, a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands, but still aspires to her childhood dream of becoming a music producer. When Grace’s manager presents her with a choice that could alter the course of her career, Maggie and Grace come up with a plan that could change their lives forever.
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- 2020-06-10 | Romance / Comedy
Cast
- Dakota Johnson, Tracee Ellis Ross
Rating
7.1